At the end of The Hazel Wood, Alice Crewe had escaped the bonds of her […]
This week on the bookish internet
It’s been a slow week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but here are some goodies […]
The Cooking Gene, by Michael W. Twitty
In 2012, Michael W. Twitty kickstarted what he called the Southern Discomfort Tour. The tour […]
The French Lieutenant’s Woman, by John Fowles
John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman is this month’s reading group book for The Guardian. […]
Lavinia, by Ursula K. Le Guin
When I was an undergraduate, I took a classical literature class in which I read […]
The Murder of Harriet Monckton, by Elizabeth Haynes
Trigger warning for rape. Elizabeth Haynes took her inspiration for The Murder of Harriet Monckton […]
This week on the bookish internet
Current science fiction is not all gloomy and doomed dystopias. Alyssa Hull writes about solarpunk […]
Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear
My unintentional dive into historical mysteries continues with Maisie Dobbs, the first novel in Jacqueline […]
In praise of…Do-over Time Travel Stories
There are two questions that always seem to pop up first when people start to […]
Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje
Nathaniel’s mother, Rose, a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. As he narrates […]